Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center

Mission Statement​​​​

The mission of the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHHDRC)
is to take a comprehensive approach to advancing research across disciplinary areas,
to enhance and promote coordination and collaboration throughout the scientific community,
and to improve the overall quality of health for racial and ethnic minorities.

Vision

The MHHDRC vision is to develop an infrastructure equipped with advanced technologies,
training opportunities and community network alliances to facilitate and enhance the
work of highly skilled and motivated faculty researchers and students.

Objectives

Enhance the academic environment by recruiting and retaining acclaimed leaders and
experts in the respective fields of environmental health; global health; nursing and
public health.

Enhance the academic environment by recruiting and retaining motivated and committed
racial and ethnic minority students.

Strengthen Dillard’s research infrastructure by merging the Dillard Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (P20 Center of Excellence) with the National Institutes on Minority Health and Health
Disparities (NIMHD) Endowment Program , which will maximize resources across multidisciplinary
areas and inspire innovative approaches for health disparities research.

Develop unique hands on curriculum concentration framed around the needs of the communities
that will create and strengthen challenging courses in health disparities and research.